Chapter 424: Strive for the Greatest Benefit
When the manager saw the pictures, he was immediately shocked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's not that he knows the value of these cars, but as a person who comes into contact with famous cars almost every day, and even handled the transactions of nearly 100 expensive sports cars, he has never seen this car in the picture!
However, this did not delay him from mentally evaluating the cars in the photos.
And judging from the photos, the vehicle is in excellent condition.
So, when he looked up again to face Mason.
"The door is over there" immediately switched seamlessly, and it became "Dear Mr. Mason, please come with me inside and have a good talk"
Mason shrugged helplessly, snobbery is really a strange character.
The manager was only one of the receptionists. After a while, an old man in a dress, who was a little bowed, came to the reception room and greeted Mason warmly.
The old man looked like he was sixty years old, and he was dressed in a gentleman's demeanor. It's just that the hair is a little less, and it looks like a low-profile version of Sean Connery.
The manager in charge of the reception had already shown him the pictures, so after the old man introduced himself to Mason, he spread them out on the table.
He took out a set of delicate tea sets, poured a cup of gentlemanly black tea for Mason, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Mason, I would like to take the liberty of asking, where did you get these cars?"
Mason spread his hands, "That's complicated. ”
The old gentleman placed the teacup in front of him and made a gesture of please, "Oh, if you are not in a hurry, I would like to hear about it." As he spoke, he leaned on the sofa naturally, lifted Erlang's legs, and elegantly picked up the black tea.
Mason stroked his beard, straightened out his thoughts, and said, "Well, okay." Since you want to know...... In fact, these cars were turned over by me from the scrap yard. ”
"Poof!"
The old gentleman didn't swallow a sip of black tea, and sprayed it directly.
"Ahem, ahem... Ahem... Kid, I have to admit that you have a great sense of humor. ”
Mason watched him take a small handkerchief and keep wiping the tea stains on his body, and spread his hands helplessly, "Well, in fact, they really came out of the garbage heap by me." ”
Seeing that the old gentleman's face was flushed with the teaser of others, Mason quickly spread his hands, "Listen to me, when you first found them, they didn't look like this. In the beginning, the cars had been in the pile of the scrapyard for an unknown number of years, and they had been badly damaged both inside and out. But I think these models are very rare, and the structure inside is broken but basically intact. So I put them in my backyard as a collector's item. ”
When the old gentleman heard him say this, he calmed down a little.
If there really was such a place, the old gentleman would be able to throw all his elegance out of the Nine Heavens at once, and drive a forklift to hunt for treasure.
But then his question became, "So, how did they get to where they are?"
Mason spread his hands and roughly recounted what had happened in the past two days.
Although this guy has a big personality, he also mixes in the automotive industry. And after the betrayal of my former friends and girlfriends, I am now much more cautious about being different from others.
The identity of Li Fanyu and the time taken to renovate these cars have been blurred, and the key information has been hidden.
The old gentleman smacked his lips with some regret as he heard his account, and it was clear that he was more interested in the technology that could restore the car to its present level than in the cars.
But Mason didn't want to say more, and he couldn't help it.
So after chatting a few words, when he saw that it was impossible to pull out something deeper, he spread his body and said, "Child, you have a friend who is very capable." Now let's talk about these cars. You contacted us to show you pictures of these cars, do you want to sell them?"
Mason shrugged, "Of course. ”
The old gentleman's eyes lit up, "Then I need to take a look at the actual car first, and give you an estimate according to the condition of the car." Although these cars are old, I will give you a price that you will be satisfied with. ”
Hearing him say this, Mason quickly stretched out his hand and waved, "Wait, sir." I said I was going to sell it, but I didn't say I was going to sell it to you. ”
The old gentleman was obviously stunned and blurted out, "Why?"
It was only at this time that Mason exposed the cunning of his previous self-run company with customers.
"I came here because I took a fancy to your company's customer resources and wanted to entrust you to conduct an auction. ”
"Oh, with all due respect, kid, these cars of yours aren't necessarily worth a lot. Although these cars are very rare, to be honest, they do not have practical value. Therefore, whether it is sold or not depends on whether there are people who like this kind of product. And if we entrust the auction, in line with the principle of creating maximum profit for customers, we will quote an inflated starting price. Therefore, for the auction of this kind of car, there is a high possibility of unsuccessful auction. ”
"It's okay, I can take it. Seeing the old gentleman trying to persuade himself, Mason touched his beard and interrupted him with a nonchalant look on his face.
"Uh... And also. The auction fee we charge is very high, no matter how much the highest price is fetched, we ask for a commission of 15%. ”
"Oh roar, my dear sir. I've never even heard of this commission, but I used to be the head of sales at Lotus North America. I've also been to some sports car auctions, but I've never seen such a high commission. Sir, if you want to deceive me, I don't think we need to talk any further. ”
With that, Mason got up and wanted to leave.
"Ahem, okay, okay. Since you are auctioning off six cars at a time, then I will give you a good price. Eight percent commission, how about kids? Are you happy with the price?"
Mason pursed his lips and said noncommittal, "It's okay, but my dear sir, I didn't say I was going to sell all six cars together." ”
The old gentleman now has an urge to smash things!
"Then what are you going to do, my child? For God's sake, just say what you're going to do!"
Seeing the old gentleman running away, Mason was no longer polite, "Listen, I know the value of these cars better than you! I also know the way of luxury car auctions better than you think! So you don't have to try to frame me, try to persuade me to sell the car to you at a relatively cheap price, or use some kind of trick to sell the car to you at a relatively cheap price, or use some kind of trick of selling off and then buying it at a low price." ”
He tapped his finger heavily on the photo on the table, "So I'm going to sell one first, and then decide if it's worth selling the remaining five cars after I see its value through auction bidding." So, sir, if you really want to make this business, I advise you to show your sincerity. ”
Seeing that Mason lifted his hole cards, the old gentleman immediately became honest.
He raised his hands slightly and made a gesture of surrender, "Good, good, my child." With a commission of five percent, we will be responsible for the promotion of these treasures and arrange a high-end auction for them, how about it?"
Seeing that he was soft, Mason nodded with satisfaction.
"So, which one do you want to shoot first?"
Mason smiled slyly and pulled the Lotus Cobra out of a pile of photos, "So, let's start with the most recent vintage." ”